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The aim of this project was to obtain comprehensive and reliable data on the numbers, distribution and general characteristics of manpower on poultry farms, at all levels, as a basis for subsequent studies of training need and attitudes to employment, training and educaton in the poultry industry.

Main Topics:

Variables (a)Characteristics of holdings involved in poultry production, e.g. area, type of birds, size of workforce; (b)Characteristics of individuals working on these holdings, e.g. age, sex, hours worked, educational qualifications.

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Postal survey